My third book Survival: 'The Covid Years' is on tour with @Zooloos Book Tours. Why not tag along and see what they're saying about the book.

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“By shedding light on her personal challenges through the pandemic, Ilana encourages the reader to explore the thoughts and feelings raised by their own pandemic journey. In this way she aims to unlock future potential for others, enabling them to move on from this enormously difficult time. A must read for anyone wanting to take positive steps after the challenges of Covid-19.” 

Review by Sambooka23

@ilana_estelle_author - you know how much I have loved your last two books and this was no different. Always so raw and true.
I know how I felt during Covid and the lockdown, before I became a key worker, I was furloughed for six months and it eventually played with my mental health. I can’t imagine how it would have been for you, Ilana or anyone suffering with a disability.

This book was a hard read in the aspect that the emotion is so pure, so raw and honest. In some ways, it’s a hard read to hear how much you had to retrain your mindset and write letters to yourself to help with how you were feeling - a good idea but also hard to read.

You made me think of feelings and challenges that I went through during the pandemic that threw my life out of control. Living day by day wondering what was happening, how my family were and unable to see my Gran, Grandpa and brother for 4 months.

Yet, Ilana is still positive throughout it all and she learns from her feelings. Despite her life feeling out of control and having to adapt to a new way of living with her disability and being vulnerable, she doesn’t let it get to her and writes a book about it. Helping not only her but her readers explore their thoughts and feelings regarding Covid.

An open and honest book regarding the struggles and effects the pandemic had on Ilana and how she got herself through the shielding, isolating and lockdowns.

Thank you to @ilana_estelle_author and @reddoorbooks for sending me a copy of your book and to @zooloosbooktours for having me on tour with you!

The Bookish Hermit (Laura)

When Covid and quarantines hit the nation I think it’s fair to say that everybody struggled more than they thought they would, what we all hoped would be something that resolved itself in a matter of weeks or months, turned into a global pandemic and possible catastrophe!

The mental health and general health of thousands of people was affected, people who had never experienced things like anxiety and depression before were hit with it. Covid was killing people and we all slowly began to realize that this thing was not going to go away.

Survival the Covid years is one woman’s story, it’s raw and totally honest. Ilana Estelle was diagnosed with autism when she was 56 years old in 2019. I cannot even begin to imagine what coming to terms with this diagnosis was like at that age and having the pandemic to deal with on top of that must have been horrendous.

Ilana tells us her story here, she goes into detail about her thoughts, feelings and emotions. She explains her struggles clearly, everything is written in a way that’s easy to understand and relate to. She also shares her experiences and coping mechanisms and strategies with us.

It doesn’t matter who you are, I can guarantee that you will all get something from this book! It’s beautifully written and contains many things that many people need to hear right now. I really want to say more! This lady has an incredible story and I really want to thank her personally for sharing it!

Go pick this one up people!

An easy 5 stars!
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I would like to say a massive thank you to Zooloos Book Tours (@ZooloosBT) for gifting me a free review copy of this book! Views and opinions are my own and have not been influenced by anyone.

If you're interested and fancy grabbing copies of any of my books, just go to the following link https://www.thecpdiary.com/my-books/